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the way familiesexplore their past

We help millionsof people makeamazingdiscoveries

MyHeritage is the leading global destination for discovering, preserving and sharing family history. Our platform and DNA kits make it easy for anyone, anywhere to embark on a meaningful journey into their past and treasure their family stories for generations to come. Our powerful technology does the searching for you, revealing fascinating new details about your family history — effortlessly.

We empower people with an understanding of who they are and a sense of belonging

The company was founded in 2003 by our CEO – entrepreneur and family historian Gilad Japhet. From a humble garage startup, MyHeritage has grown into a global company with 88 million users across 196 countries. Our 340 employees work out of bright, spacious offices in Israel, North America, and Europe to deliver an exceptional user experience in 42 languages. Guided by our core values of innovation, compassion and diversity, our team undertakes many voluntary community initiatives, using our expertise and technology to reunite families. We are delighted to go the extra mile for our users, offering 24/7 support and striving to create a true sense of community in the world of family history.

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Every family has fascinating stories waiting to be told.

Pro Bono Initiatives

One of our driving forces as a company is to do good. We engage in many pro bono projects worldwide.

Tribal Quest

Tribal Quest is a MyHeritage pro bono project for documenting the family stories of remote tribal communities around the world that face a risk of cultural extinction. We’re helping tribes who have no access to technology, to preserve their family history for their future generations.

Visit the Tribal Quest website to learn more about the family histories we documented, including captivating photo galleries and the team’s journey logs.

An introduction to the Tribal Quest initiative, describing our first expedition to document the family histories of the Himba people in Namibia.

Our journey to five different tribes in various regions of rural Papua New Guinea where we lived and worked with local families.

Part 1 of a TV segment on Channel 10, featuring reporter Itay Vered who participated in the MyHeritage Papua New Guinea Tribal Quest expedition.

Part 2 of the TV segment about the Papua New Guinea Tribal Quest expedition featuring Itay Vered.

The Secret of Erikoussa

MyHeritage has conducted extensive research on the island of Corfu in Greece. Its highlight was the reunion of the descendants of a Jewish family hidden during WWII on Ereikoussa, a tiny island north of Corfu, and descendants of the courageous Greek Islanders who risked their lives to save this family. We’ve uncovered many emotional side stories on our journey.

Fascinating TV feature uncovering the story about the secret that the inhabitants of the small island of Erikoussa all shared.

Following the research done by MyHeritage on the Jewish community of Corfu.

Our research connected the saved Jewish family with the Corfiot grandparents of Amir Ziv, prompting him to recount childhood memories.

Digitizing Cemeteries

MyHeritage launched a global initiative, together with BillionGraves, to digitally preserve the world’s cemeteries because of the key role that gravestones play in family history and in society in general.

MyHeritage Founder and CEO Gilad Japhet talks about the importance of our global initiative to preserve the world's cemeteries.

MyHeritage employees came out in full force to digitize an entire cemetery to kick-start global initiative.

MyHeritage undertook a huge challenge – to digitize Israel’s largest cemetery – with a group of enthusiastic volunteers.